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Who caught the biggest catfish by hand in south-central Oklahoma? People from all over the world make the pilgrimage to celebrate the sport every year

Companies have received tariff refunds. What about consumers? Some companies are providing refunds while others decline.

Booker Elementary and Booker Middle were included in the superintendent's plan to prevent a charter school from moving in because both are operating at less than half capacity.

Many Americans will never experience a rally with former President Donald Trump. But for thousands of faithful supporters, entering the alternate universe he created is where they feel at home.

The NBA playoffs are upon us — and this year tensions are running high between the players and referees.

The Central African nation of Cameroon kicked off the world's first routine childhood vaccine program for malaria this week.

A Senate investigation into prescription opioids in Missouri finds that pharmaceutical wholesalers had different standards for reporting suspicious orders to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The 2023 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize has been awarded to The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Paris Review, Oxford American and n+1 among others

Spufford's new novel centers a young woman in sexist World War II England as she navigates romance, tries to survive the nightly bombings of the Blitz and fights time-traveling fascists.

Steve Inskeep talks with former President Bill Clinton about his foundation's work to lower the cost of AIDS treatments in developing countries. Thursday, the Clinton Foundation announced it had negotiated cheaper long-term drugs and faster AIDS tests.

Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits. But should they?

Commissioners are expected to consider a plan to update funding agreements with nonprofits in response to a federal law that bars undocumented immigrants from receiving state and local benefits. Nonprofits that don’t comply would lose their county funding.

About 1 in 4 babies in the Pakistani fishing settlement of Rehri Goth are born prematurely. Researchers are trying to figure out how to bring the numbers down.

Despite outspending Republicans, Democrats didn't achieve some ambitious goals in state legislative races. They lost power in Michigan and Minnesota, making some gains in Wisconsin and North Carolina.

Michelle Obama urged Democrats to do all they can to win. Barack Obama asked delegates to “listen” to voters who aren’t ready yet. VP nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addresses the DNC Wednesday night.

President Trump's ambitious deportation goals depend on the cooperation of local law enforcement, but some states don't want to take part. Now, sheriffs who want to cooperate with ICE are suing.

In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration's request.

At its core, John le Carre's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy isn't really about espionage, says critic John Powers. The 1974 novel, adapted for the screen in 1979 by the BBC, is actually about secrets and lies and shifting identities — which is to say, a metaphor for our own daily lives.

A group of people displaced by the Camp Fire in California moved to an unlikely place far away: Crossville, Tenn. They say the community, the cost of living and the values were the major draws.

In Northampton County, Pa., voters speak out about how inflation affects their views on this year's presidential candidates.

J.D Salinger died a year ago this Thursday, and in time for that anniversary, there's a newly published biography called, simply, J.D. Salinger: A Life. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says readers who revere Salinger will find a lot that's surprising in his early background.

A new box set of old recordings had to navigate a tangle of legal battles before it saw the light of day. The discs include early recordings and audio interviews from the guitar legend.

Opinions are mixed. Women are already in dangerous places handling difficult assignments. But some troops, both men and women, say they think few women will want to take combat positions, and they question whether women will be able to meet the current physical standards.

They gathered on the campus to say they don't want to see the school taken over and that there's still time to save it.

Finding more heat-resistant coral species could be the key to staving off their extinction as ocean temperatures are expected to continue rising.